. >> host: at our agency the corporation for international community service, we have americorps and senior corps programs, and we embrace -- and the social innovation fund in other ways to support veterans. but we embrace supporting not only veterans, active military personnel but also their families. very key to families too. especially these children who are seeing their parents father or mother, being deployed for extended periods of time. and i think there's probably a larger issue there than we're acknowledging throughout america that we really need to address more. but one of the ways that we are trying to help as an agency is -- there's two ways. we actually provide grants to organizations to support, you know mel tear families -- military families veterans, the entire extended military service personnel wherever they are in their life lots of ways. whether it's connecting them to services or resources, helping them with housing, food security, education opportunities, whatever it is. so we actually -- it's part of our service delivery. >> guest: yeah. >> host: but i think al

americorps, i see the jacket. they are working with the public schools to increase graduation rates. the benedict college community is doing outstanding work beyond your walls. [applause] president obama we put you on : the higher education community service honor roll. you earned that honor. [applause] president obama: so as long as i'm president we will keep doing everything we can to make sure that young people like you can achieve your dreams. we can't do it for you, you got to do it yourselves but we can give you the tools you need. we can give you a little bit of a helping hand in the sense of possibility and direction. you got to do the work but we can make it a little easier for you. that is why one year ago we launched what we call my brother's keeper. an initiative that challenges communities to bring together nonprofits and foundations and businesses and government all focused on creating more pathways for young people to succeed. and this week we put out a , report showing the progress that has been ma

americorps is in the house. icu jackets.hey're working with public school in colombia to increase graduation rates. the benedict college community is doing outstanding work. [applause] we put you on the higher education community service honor roll. you are not on her. -- earned that honor. [applause] as long as i'm president, we will do what we can so that young people like you achieve your dreams. the can't do it for you. you have to do it for yourselves, but we can give you the tools you need. we can give you a little bit of a helping hand in the sense of possibility, direction. you have to do the work, but we can make it a little bit easier for you. that's why, one year ago, we launched what we call "my brothers keeper." and initiatives that challenges communities to bring together nonprofits foundations businesses, and government focus on pathways for young people to succeed. this week, we put out a report showing the progress that we have made. that progress is thanks to the nearly 200 local leaders who accepted be "my

and city year is one of the great americorps programs that we have. in addition to them all getting these spiffy red jackets, they end up being placed in communities all across the country doing -- working in schools, working in communities in need, working on housing programs -- all kinds of different stuff. and we're very proud of them. my brother's keeper -- the idea the genesis of this came after the trayvon martin verdict and obviously there was great controversy about how the case was handled. and eric holder, by the way, has done an outstanding job getting our justice department to stay focused on -- [applause] -- the equal application of the law at local and state, as well as federal levels. but what i realized is also part of the goal of making sure that young african-american men succeed, young latino men succeed, young white men who don't have opportunity succeed is to make sure that everybody has got a path that leads in a positive direction. and you can't wait until somebody is in trouble before you start intervening. you got to start whe

swords to plow shares brought me on as americorps vista working throughout california and gave me the ability to right my ship and my life. i was able to go seek services at the vr, get my physical ship in order and work on our physical initiative. during that time i was recognized for my service by americcorps vista. during that time i lived in the city of san francisco with an income of less than $13,000 for the year and that was quite the struggle, so i very much know how low income veterans here in the city are very much affected by housing rates and other cost of living. during that time i helped organize and form a convening for corporations, nonprofits, throughout the state, helped do research and administer employment grants throughout the state of california and now texas, work with dozens of partners helping bring down veterans unemployment by a couple percentage points the last number of years and my main focus this year is helping mayor ed lee and the city of san francisco achieve the goal of ending veteran homelessness by the end of the year. after my position they brough

. >> high school kids, americorps alums serving volunteers.r 86 is just like we talk about where we went to high school or college, young people in america could talk about where they did their service. we have so many challenges. we have a million kids who don't graduate from high school. we have almost 50 million americans who are food insecure. we know that national service can help solve those challenges that we face and provide a real pathway to employment for young people. we live almost 6 million 16 to 24-year-olds who aren't in school and aren't in a job. giving more young people the opportunity to serve, to help empower the next generation, is something that clearly all of us who are there today are committed to and we're thrilled to have the entertainment industry be part of this effort. >> jimmy: i'm glad you explained that. i'll be honest, when we shot the psa i was a little bit confused. well, here we go. >> hi. i'm chelsea clinton. >> i'm jimmy kimmel. >> we're here today to tell you about the launch of a major new initiative. >>

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i know his recommendations are quite strong and as a service leader with americorps he brings fresh light but also the knowledge of what works in an urban setting. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, my name is robert cane, i work with swords to plowshares, i work closely with kevin miller. i want to endorse him or at least recommend him to you supervisors. he is dedicated and hard-working. he knows solutions and you would be remiss to not appoint him to the position. he's tireless in his efforts, mainly to do with his insomnia from ptsd, i think. it's been a real honor to work with him and i think the vision and the ideal of service that he brings are beyond parallel. thank you. >> thank you very much. seeing no other members of the public coming forward we will close public comment on this item and colleagues this is very, very challenging decision here. like we commonly have here at the rules committee, i just want to thank everyone for coming and presenting and their interest in the veterans affair commission, but also their work already. it's v

the white house, back when barack was a community organizer and i was running a little non-profit americorps program in chicago. so with the help of many of you in this room, and in collaboration with the peace corps, i am thrilled to announce that as part of let girls learn, we're going to be launching a new community-focused girls' education initiative across the globe. this effort will draw on the talent and energy of the nearly 7,000 peace corps volunteers serving in more than 60 countries. through this effort, peace corps will be supporting hundreds of new community projects to help girls go to school and stay in school --- everything from after-school mentoring to girls' leadership camps, to entrepreneurial projects like bosh bosh that charlene talked about, and many more. and i want to emphasize that these programs will be community-generated and community-led. they'll be based on solutions devised by local leaders families and, yes, even the girls themselves. and you can learn more about these projects and how to support these efforts at letgirlslearn.peacecorps.gov. as part of this

the cafe was founded by the former a murmurper americorps alum. an opportunity to work pennsylvania representative leslie acosta hosted a job fair at the center in north philadelphia. there was a resume and interview skills work shop and folks met with effective employers including healthcare retail technology and social services. local residents can also meet with members of the military to talk about enlistment opportunities. >>> a roller coaster sitting in the atlantic ocean. it's one of the most unforgettable images after hurricane sandy struck. the remains of the amusement ride are now gone and the pier where it once sat still out of commission. but it will soon be coming back with one significant change. we'll tell you about that. >>> also coming and going. the results are in for the latest census. what that means for the population of the city and for philadelphia suburbs. sglooz welcome back. i'm nbc 10's vince lattanzio. we now know prosecutors believe the germanwings crash was intentional and such so-called suicide by plane incidents hav

kimmel and chelsea clinton are inspiring young machines to help their country to programs like americorpssenator a year," will be as common as answering any over questions whether it is about your favorite selfie or where you went to high school. >> putting less focus on yourself and more focus on others. did you know before selfies and the kids may understand this people used to take pictures of other people? >> despite the to help hunger and homelessness. >> two-year-old quincy's heroes are the cincinnati garbage men. >> when he got a toy truck he wanted to she it to the real life drivers and he finally got his chance, he was so excited to meet the guys he started crying tears of joy. quincy's dad snapped this picture and posted it online, the photo is now going viral. >> the first time i bet those gives have been admired that way. >> you can see they got big smiles on their faces, too. >> coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including a mother killed in martinez just trying to do what she was told and ended up crushed by a gravel truck and something that has neighbors finin

high poverty area where states can leverage resources, federal and state flexible resources, send americorpsand vista volunteers to those communities, provide greater mobility for those americans living in the high poverty communities. it's not only in the interest of people in those communities, because when you have a high poverty community, you're limiting both the life chances of individuals but also the human capital that can contribute to the state's broader economic growth. that's one area where we're looking to explore new and innovative ideas to partner with states across the country, and we think this is generally a bipartisan idea. the second is that one in three americans in this country has some kind of criminal record. this is a barrier to employment, it's a barrier to education and training, it's a barrier to housing, to good credit, to all kind of things. and so one of the things that we're looking at is a suite of policies at the state level. there's obviously things that local governments can do, state and federal government employers, but states have a lot of policy tools

never heard of community service and what that was all of a sudden were doing community service, americorps and teach for america ethics. i was reading a story very recently about enrollment numbers going down over the last few years. i wonder you know what you would all say about that? is national service, again isn't the way of asking very hard to sustain for this generation? is it still happening? >> maybe it's because i work on every day but i see hundreds of people joining global health corps every year. they are all 30 and younger. the average age is 26. 40% according to jobs. 40% have masters degrees. they are essentially transfigured how they fit into building a healthier world. as a major before we accept 2% of the people that lived we are five is old so we basically a sort of. so the fact that people are coming to our organization that does have big names i forget how to work on these issues such a lot to me. on the tee is a fun, i don't know that it's a sort of defeat for the. i think if you ask them five years ago where do you think your application numbers will be, they wouldn'

high poverty area where states can leverage resources, federal and state flexible resources, send americorpsand vista volunteers to those communities, provide greater mobility for those americans living in the high poverty communities. it's not only in the interest of people in those communities, because when you have a high poverty community, you're limiting both the life chances of individuals but also the human capital that can contribute to the state's broader economic growth. that's one area where we're looking to explore new and innovative ideas to partner with states across the country, and we think this is generally a bipartisan idea. the second is that one in three americans in this country has some kind of criminal record. this is a barrier to employment, it's a barrier to education and training, it's a barrier to housing, to good credit, to all kind of things. and so one of the things that we're looking at is a suite of policies at the state level. there's obviously things that local governments can do, state and federal government employers, but states have a lot of policy tools

the accidental universe is sponsored by cox communication and by the u of a wildcat corps, part of americorp. i you want to become a friend of the fifth festival your tax deductible contributions can help us make this a free event for all the anymore so-arizona and contribute on the literacy programs in this part of the state. be sure to pick up -- you can find information about the friends, how to become a friend online, or you can go to an information booth on the mall. the mall will also be the site for book-signing but our author today. just outside the front door here. you take a right as you go out to the mall the university of arizona book store signing area and book sell are area. if you have not yet picked up copies of the author's book you get them at the book store and bring them to the signing area. indeed you'll have a little extra time today because this program is being broadcast by c-span. we have an interview with the author immediately after our session here so he will be delayed by about half hour, but he will show up on the mall at 1:00, and you'll have plenty of time to

never heard of community service, what that was, all of sudden were doing community service and americorpseach for america and things. i was reading a store very recently enrollment numbers going down over last two years. i wonder, you know, what you would all say about that? is national service again you know a way of asking very hard to sustain for this generation? is it still happening? why don't we start with somebody else? barbara. >> maybe it is because of what i work on every day but i you know, i see hundreds of people joining global health corps every year. they're starting under average age of 26. 40% are quitting their jobs to work on issues they worry about. 40% are masters degrees. they're trying to figure out how they fit into building a healthier world. we as i mentioned before, we accept 2% of the people that apply. we're five years old. we're basically a startup. the fact that people are coming to an organization doesn't have a big name, trying to figure out how to work on these issues says a lot to me. on the article i read last week also, i don't know that it is sort of

the accidental universe is sponsored by cox communication and by the u of a wildcat corps, part of americorp. i you want to become a friend of the fifth festival your tax deductible contributions can help us make this a free event for all the anymore so-arizona and contribute on the literacy programs in this part of the state. be sure to pick up -- you can find information about the friends, how to become a friend online, or you can go to an information booth on the mall. the mall will also be the site for book-signing but our author today. just outside the front door here. you take a right as you go out to the mall the university of arizona book store signing area and book sell are area. if you have not yet picked up copies of the author's book you get them at the book store and bring them to the signing area. indeed you'll have a little extra time today because this program is being broadcast by c-span. we have an interview with the author immediately after our session here so he will be delayed by about half hour, but he will show up on the mall at 1:00, and you'll have plenty of time to